Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.
Production
Visconti's final film — every frame drips with dying aristocracy.
Costume
Turn-of-century opulence that judges its wearers.
Acting
Giannini's Tullio — narcissism so pure it's almost art.
Director
Luchino Visconti
Giancarlo Giannini
Tullio Hermil
Laura Antonelli
Giuliana Hermil
Rina Morelli
Tullio's Mother
Massimo Girotti
Count Stefano Egano
Didier Haudepin
Federico Hermil
Marie Dubois
The Princess
Roberta Paladini
Miss Elviretta
Claude Mann
The Prince
Marc Porel
Filippo d'Arborio
Jennifer O'Neill
Teresa Raffo
Philippe Hersent
Elvira Cortese
Siria Betti
Alessandra Vazzoler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Visconti was nearly blind during filming, directing through assistants — fitting for a film about people who cannot truly see each other.
Adapted from D'Annunzio's novel, written when the author was actively fleeing debt and scandal — the decadence is autobiographical.
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